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Larisa C. Caicedo, MA, of Washington, D.C., is executive director of Nueva Vida, a support network for Latinas with cancer. She represents Nueva Vida on the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Latin American Cancer Research Coalition Advisory Board. Ms. Caicedo is an NBCC Project Lead graduate and also a graduate of the 2005 American Association for Cancer Research Scientist-Survivor Program. Her background includes project management, fundraising and outreach for the Latino community as well as involvement in Latin American international cooperation programs and economic development issues. As a volunteer, she developed successful fundraising strategies and took charge of event planning for other non-profit organizations that serve Latin American communities, such as Kidsave Internacional - for the Kids of Colombia, Fundación María Eugenia Belandia and Many Hats Institute (MHI). She studied in Colombia, her native country, and holds a Masters' degree in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. | 